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Unclean, unclean!
It’s been a too long since I have been to a conference, and when the major vacuum conference in Europe is ten minutes’ walk from my mum’s flat in Harrogate it was too good to miss. The last time I gave a presentation in Harrogate I was about 14; this one went a bit better. …
Wildlife garden
It’s an old joke that a garden that’s a complete mess is designated a wildlife garden, and ours certainly fits the bill. It’s also true, though, with nearly 500 species of moth, 26 species of butterfly, reptiles, 3 amphibians as well as all of the birds (not all of which walk around on the lawn, …
Lousy stop-out
After last week’s nocturnal excursion something more relaxed was planned for this weekend. The birds had other ideas. A Dotterel had stopped off on Bignor Hill, a 15 mile walk away. While we’ve had Dotterel only a couple of miles away in the past, it wasn’t on foot (and it wasn’t this year), so Friday …